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Marie-Louise Meilleur | |
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 Meilleur in 1998 | |
| Born | Marie-Louise Fébronie Chassé August 29, 1880 Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | April 16, 1998 (aged 117 years, 230 days) Corbeil, Ontario, Canada |
| Known for | Oldest validated Canadian ever
Oldest living person (August 4, 1997 – April 16, 1998) |
| Spouses | Étienne Leclerc
(m. 1900; died 1911)Hector Meilleur
(m. 1915; died 1972) |
| Children | 12 |
Marie-Louise Fébronie Meilleur (French pronunciation: [maʁi lwiz febʁɔni mɛjœʁ]; née Chassé; August 29, 1880 – April 16, 1998) was a Canadian supercentenarian. She is the oldest validated Canadian ever and upon the death of longevity world record holder Jeanne Calment, became the world's oldest recognized living person.[1][2]
- ^ Jeune, Bernard; et al. (May 2010). "Jeanne Calment and her Successors.". In Maier, Heiner (ed.). Supercentenarians (Demographic Research Monographs). Springer. pp. 295–298. ISBN 978-3-642-11519-6.
- ^ "Marie-Louise Meilleur, 118; Listed as Oldest Person in World". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. April 18, 1998. Retrieved December 5, 2018.